Anna's_Mom
Proud Parent
I saw something this weekend at DD's meet that I hadn't seen before and am curious about it. This is L4. On the bars, one team's coaches were standing very close to where their gymnasts were. So, one between the high and low bar, one of the far side of the high bar (on landing mat). Both within arms reach of their competing gymnast. They held their hands out to prevent hitting the low bar on the tap swing and held out hands on the landing, but never actually touched the gymnast. They did their for all of their girls, not just one or two. Is there a deduction for this? Seems like it gave a bit of a confidence advantage to their team as the girls were less afraid of falling. Is this common? Thoughts?